Abstract:

The aim of the study was to measure the effectiveness of the application developed for the use of positive psychology in spiritual counseling in youth spiritual counseling services. The methods and techniques of positive psychology, religious education and spiritual counseling were used in the development of the application. In the program developed for the research, the virtue of forgiveness, one of the character strengths of positive psychology, was discussed. The students participating in the research were selected from among the students of Sivas Cumhuriyet University by simple random sampling method. The research was carried out for 6 weeks with a total of 30 university students, 15 experimental and 15 control groups. As a research method, a quasi-experimental method with pretest and posttest measurements, experimental and control groups, aiming to determine the cause and effect relationship between variables was used. The research design can be defined as a 2x2 mixed design (Mixed Design / split plot) design. The dependent variables of the design are the forgiveness levels of the participants after religious education-based positive psychology practices. "Religious Education-Based Spiritual Counseling Practices in the Context of Positive Psychology" is the independent variable of the study. "Heartland Forgiveness Scale" (HLS), which was adapted into Turkish by Aslı Bugay, Ayhan Demir and Rakel Delevi, was used in the study.

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